Occupy Wall Street protests

New York City police officers arrest a demonstrator affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street protests after they started marching through the streets near Wall Street, Friday, Oct. 14, 2011 in New York. The cleanup of a plaza in lower Manhattan where protesters have been camped out for a month was postponed early Friday, sending cheers up from a crowd that had feared the effort was merely a pretext to evict them.

People affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street protests celebrate upon hearing the news that the owners of Zuccotti Park have withdrawn their request to have the park cleaned by the New York Police Department on Friday, Oct. 14, 2011 in New York. The news came moments before the cleaning was scheduled to begin, with police expected to have to forcibly remove protestors who refused to leave.

An Occupy Wall Street protestor is prepared for pepper spray and tear gas as hundreds march towards Wall Street after being heartened by the postponement of a scheduled cleanup of their camp at Zucotti Park that many protestors saw as a de facto eviction, Friday, Oct. 14, 2011, in New York. Some arrests have occurred after a few hundred protesters left Zucotti Park and marched to the area around the New York Stock Exchange. There are barricades and mounted police around the exchange.

Protestors affiliated with the "Occupy Wall Street" protests wave signs and banners outside 1185 Park Avenue, where Jamie Dimon, CEO of JP Morgan Chase, lives, during a march in New York, on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011. The crowd marched through out the Upper East Side neighborhood, protesting outside the homes of various billionaires and bank owners.

Police officers arrest Occupy Wall Street protestors as hundreds march towards Wall Street after being heartened by a postponement of a scheduled cleanup of their camp at Zuccotti Park that many saw as a de facto eviction, Friday, Oct. 14, 2011, in New York. Some arrests have occurred after a few hundred protesters left Zuccotti Park and marched to the area around the New York Stock Exchange. There are barricades and mounted police around the exchange. About a half-dozen arrests were seen in the surrounding blocks.

A pedestrian watches as protesters walk by Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011, in downtown Cleveland. The demonstration is one of many being held across the country recently in support of the ongoing Occupy Wall Street demonstration in New York.

A protester affiliated with the "Occupy Wall Street" protests stands with a US dollar bill taped over his mouth in Zuccotti Park in New York, on Monday, Oct. 10, 2011.

Demonstrators affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street protests confront New York City police officers as they march on the street in the Wall Street area, Friday, Oct. 14, 2011, in New York. The cleanup of a plaza in lower Manhattan where protesters have been camped out for a month was postponed early Friday, sending cheers up from a crowd that had feared the effort was merely a pretext to evict them.

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Whytney Blythe of Dallas walks by one of several tents at Pioneer Plaza in front of a sign that reads "Occupy Everything" Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011, in Dallas. Blythe is part of the movement that came together following the Wall Street demonstrations. The local group which numbers in the 200 to 300 range has been based at the downtown park since last Thursday.

Protest signs lay on the ground at a tent encampment in Woodruff Park Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011, in Atlanta. The demonstration is one of many being held across the country recently in support of the ongoing Occupy Wall Street demonstration in New York.

Protester Amanda MaGee, front right, marches with others from downtown Providence, R.I. to Brown University, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011, carrying signs and chanting slogans in support of the Occupy Wall Street protests. The march, part of Occupy Providence, concluded at Brown University where they attended a talk called: "Thinking Crisis: Thinking Change Teach-in," held to discuss the Occupy Wall Street demonstration in New York, and offshoots including Occupy Providence.

Hundreds of Occupy Wall Street protestors march towards Wall Street after being heartened by a postponement of a scheduled cleanup of their camp at Zuccotti Park that many saw as a de facto eviction, Friday, Oct. 14, 2011, in New York. Some arrests have occurred after a few hundred protesters left Zuccotti Park and marched to the area around the New York Stock Exchange. There are barricades and mounted police around the exchange. About a half-dozen arrests were seen in the surrounding blocks.

Columbia University students Zoe Ridolfi-Starr, left, and Quitze Valenzuela-Stookey react with other demonstrators affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street protests as the announcement that they would not have to leave the park for a cleanup crew was made, Friday, Oct. 14, 2011 in New York. The cleanup of a plaza in lower Manhattan where protesters have been camped out for a month was postponed early Friday, sending cheers up from a crowd that had feared the effort was merely a pretext to evict them.

Mick Smith, center, gets supporters of Occupy College pumped up Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011, at New Mexico State University before marching through the campus to the bookstore at NMSU. The protest was inspired by Occupy Wall Street.

Police arrest marchers from Zuccotti Park's Occupy Wall Street, during a protest near One Chase Manhattan Plaza on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011 in New York. The protest is now in its fourth week.

A police officer shoves a demonstrator as hundreds of Occupy Wall Street protestors march on the financial district after being heartened by a postponement of a scheduled cleanup of their camp at Zuccotti Park, Friday, Oct. 14, 2011, in New York. Some arrests have occurred after a few hundred protesters left Zuccotti Park and marched to the area around the New York Stock Exchange. There are barricades and mounted police around the exchange. About a half-dozen arrests were seen in the surrounding blocks.

This photo taken Oct. 7, 2011, shows makeup artist Katy Ryan, 35, of Jersey City, N.J., who spent several days as part of the Occupy Wall Street protest at Zuccotti Park in Manhattan. The single mother said she her biggest concern is the high cost of education.

Protestors affiliated with the "Occupy Wall Street" protests march on East 65th Street in New York, on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011. The crowd marched through out the Upper East Side neighborhood, protesting outside the homes of various millionaires and bank owners.

Musician Kanye West visits the "Occupy Wall Street" protests in Zuccotti Park, Monday, Oct. 10, 2011, New York. Having started in New York, Occupy Wall Streets demonstrations now take place all across the United States, as protesters speak out against corporate greed and the gap between the rich and the poor.

This Oct. 7, 2011 photo, shows Tracy Blevins, 41, a protester at the Occupy Wall Street, in New York, who said she still has $10,000 in student loans. Sheís unemployed and has been getting by on odd jobs.

Jada Rae, left, marches with others through the streets Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011, in downtown Cleveland. The demonstration is one of many being held across the country recently in support of the ongoing Occupy Wall Street demonstration in New York.

This photo taken Oct. 7, 2011, shows Barbara Diamond, 63, who is retired, and her husband Steve, a physician, who traveled nearly 100 miles from Bethlehem, Pa., to take part in the Occupy Wall Street protest at Zuccotti Park in Manhattan. They said they are concerned about the influence of corporations and wealthy people on politics and economic stress on the middle class.

Protestors affiliated with the "Occupy Wall Street" protests march the restaurant Daniel on East 65th Street in New York, on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011. The crowd marched through out the Upper East Side neighborhood, protesting outside the homes of various billionaires and bank owners.

A demonstrator affiliated with Occupy Wall Street protests is arrested during a march near the financial district's Zucotti park, Monday, Oct. 12, 2011, in New York as the protest entered its fourth week.

An Occupy Dallas activist wearing a mask and that did not want to be named plays a guitar by his tent at the base of a statue at Pioneer Plaza Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011, in Dallas. The activist joined that movement that came together following the Wall Street demonstrations. The local group which numbers in the 200 to 300 range has been based at the downtown park since last Thursday.

Police officers arrest an Occupy Wall Street protestor as hundreds march towards Wall Street after being heartened by a postponement of a scheduled cleanup of their camp at Zuccotti Park that many saw as a de facto eviction, Friday, Oct. 14, 2011, in New York. Some arrests have occurred after a few hundred protesters left Zuccotti Park and marched to the area around the New York Stock Exchange. There are barricades and mounted police around the exchange. About a half-dozen arrests were seen in the surrounding blocks.

An Occupy Wall Street protestor screams at police as hundreds march towards Wall Street after being heartened by a postponement of a scheduled cleanup of their camp at Zuccotti Park that many protestors saw as a de facto eviction, Friday, Oct. 14, 2011, in New York. Some arrests have occurred after a few hundred protesters left Zucotti Park and marched to the area around the New York Stock Exchange. There are barricades and mounted police around the exchange.

Tymaeus Yunker works on making tie dye shirts at Pioneer Plaza Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011, in downtown Dallas. Yunker, an Occupy Dallas activist, is part of the movement that came together following the Wall Street demonstrations. The local group which numbers in the 200 to 300 range has been based at the downtown park since last Thursday.

This Oct. 7, 2011 photo, shows Meropi Peponides, 27, left, and John Smith, 31, of Brooklyn, N.Y., who joined in the Occupy Wall Street protest at Zuccotti Park in Manhattan. Peponides is a graduate student who expects to have about $50,000 in loans when she graduates. Smith already has a masterís degree and about $45,000 in student loans, but can only find part time work.

Marchers from the encampment at City Hall are prevented from going into a lobby of a building that houses a Wells Fargo Bank, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011 in Philadelphia. The encampment at City Hall is one of many being held across the country recently in support of the ongoing Occupy Wall Street demonstration in New York.

A police officer warns a protestor of impending arrest if he does not remove himself from the path of police scooters, as hundreds of Occupy Wall Street protestors march on the financial district after being heartened by a postponement of a scheduled cleanup of their camp at Zuccotti Park, Friday, Oct. 14, 2011, in New York. Some arrests have occurred after a few hundred protesters left Zuccotti Park and marched to the area around the New York Stock Exchange. There are barricades and mounted police around the exchange. About a half-dozen arrests were seen in the surrounding blocks.

An Occupy Wall Street protestor presses his head into a police officer's chest as hundreds march towards Wall Street after being heartened by a postponement of a scheduled cleanup of their camp at Zuccotti Park that many protestors saw as a de facto eviction, Friday, Oct. 14, 2011, in New York. Some arrests have occurred after a few hundred protesters left Zuccotti Park and marched to the area around the New York Stock Exchange. There are barricades and mounted police around the exchange. About a half-dozen arrests were seen in the surrounding blocks.

People affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street protests celebrate upon hearing the news that the owners of Zuccotti Park have withdrawn their request to have the park cleaned by the New York Police Department Friday, Oct. 14, 2011, in New York. The news came moments before the cleaning was scheduled to begin; the police were expected to have to forcibly remove protestors who refused to leave.

Police officers arrest an Occupy Wall Street protestor as hundreds march towards Wall Street after being heartened by a postponement of a scheduled cleanup of their camp at Zuccotti Park that many saw as a de facto eviction, Friday, Oct. 14, 2011, in New York. Some arrests have occurred after a few hundred protesters left Zuccotti Park and marched to the area around the New York Stock Exchange. There are barricades and mounted police around the exchange. About a half-dozen arrests were seen in the surrounding blocks.

Filipino mothers carry their sons as they join a picket in front of the American Chamber of Commerce in solidarity action for the U.S. protest dubbed "Occupy Wall Street" Friday, Oct. 14, 2011 in Manila's financial district of Makati.

Occupy Wall Street protestors march towards Wall Street after being heartened by a postponement of a scheduled cleanup of their camp at Zucotti Park that many protestors saw as a de facto eviction, Friday, Oct. 14, 2011, in New York. Some arrests have occurred after a few hundred protesters left Zucotti Park and marched to the area around the New York Stock Exchange. There are barricades and mounted police around the exchange. About a half-dozen arrests were seen in the surrounding blocks.

Mounted police officers prepare to defend Wall Street as hundreds of Occupy Wall Street protestors march on the financial district after being heartened by a postponement of a scheduled cleanup of their camp at Zuccotti Park that many protestors saw as a de facto eviction, Friday, Oct. 14, 2011, in New York. Some arrests have occurred after a few hundred protesters left Zucotti Park and marched to the area around the New York Stock Exchange. There are barricades and mounted police around the exchange. About a half-dozen arrests were seen in the surrounding blocks.

Occupy Wall Street protestors march towards Wall Street after being heartened by the postponement of a scheduled cleanup of their camp at Zucotti Park that many protestors saw as a de facto eviction, Friday, Oct. 14, 2011, in New York. Some arrests have occurred after a few hundred protesters left Zucotti Park and marched to the area around the New York Stock Exchange. There are barricades and mounted police around the exchange.

Police keep separate a group of Young Republicans from Temple University, and marchers from the encampment at City Hall, in front of the offices of Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011 in Philadelphia. The encampment at City Hall is one of many being held across the country recently in support of the ongoing Occupy Wall Street demonstration in New York.

A New York City police officer runs over a National Lawyers Guild observer as Occupy Wall Street demonstrators march through the streets near Wall Street, Friday, Oct. 14, 2011, in New York. The cleanup of a plaza in lower Manhattan where protesters have been camped out for a month was postponed early Friday, sending cheers up from a crowd that had feared the effort was merely a pretext to evict them.

A New York City police officer, right, makes photographers back off as others arrest a National Lawyers Guild observer as Occupy Wall Street demonstrators march through the streets near Wall Street, Friday, Oct. 14, 2011 in New York. The cleanup of a plaza in lower Manhattan where protesters have been camped out for a month was postponed early Friday, sending cheers up from a crowd that had feared the effort was merely a pretext to evict them.

Filipino protesters stage a picket in front of the Philippine Stock Exchange in solidarity action for the U.S. protest dubbed "Occupy Wall Street" Friday, Oct. 14, 2011 in Manila's financial district of Makati.

People occupy the area in front of City Hall Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011 in Philadelphia. The demonstration at City Hall is one of many being held across the country recently in support of the ongoing Occupy Wall Street demonstration in New York.

New York City police officers arrest a demonstrator affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street protests after they started marching through the streets near Wall St., Friday, Oct. 14, 2011 in New York. The cleanup of a plaza in lower Manhattan where protesters have been camped out for a month was postponed early Friday, sending cheers up from a crowd that had feared the effort was merely a pretext to evict them.

Police officers arrest Occupy Wall Street protestors as hundreds march towards Wall Street after being heartened by a postponement of a scheduled cleanup of their camp at Zuccotti Park that many saw as a de facto eviction, Friday, Oct. 14, 2011, in New York. Some arrests have occurred after a few hundred protesters left Zuccotti Park and marched to the area around the New York Stock Exchange. There are barricades and mounted police around the exchange. About a half-dozen arrests were seen in the surrounding blocks.

Lucas Brinson, 21, from Davis, Calif, takes on the role of a human microphone, relaying information throughout Zuccotti Park's "Occupy Wall Street" encampment on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011 in New York. The owner of the private park where "Occupy Wall Street" protesters have been camped out for nearly a month in lower Manhattan gave notice Thursday that it will begin enforcing regulations that prohibit everything from lying down on benches to storing personal property on the ground. The landlord, Brookfield Properties, handed out a notice to protesters saying they would be allowed back inside after a planned park cleanup on Friday morning if they abide by park regulations.

A demonstrator affiliated with Occupy Wall Street protests scuffles with a police officer during a march near the financial district's Zucotti park, Monday, Oct. 12, 2011, in New York as the protest entered its fourth week. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Occupy Wall Street protestors leap over a vehicle barricade as hundreds march towards Wall Street after being heartened by a postponement of a scheduled cleanup of their camp at Zuccotti park that many protestors saw as a de facto eviction, Friday, Oct. 14, 2011, in New York. Some arrests have occurred after a few hundred protesters left Zucotti Park and marched to the area around the New York Stock Exchange. There are barricades and mounted police around the exchange.

Melissa Dramstad, right, of Atlanta, speaks with Atlanta police officer Keech Boyd at a tent encampment in Woodruff Park Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011, in Atlanta. The demonstration is one of many being held across the country recently in support of the ongoing Occupy Wall Street demonstration in New York.